Patents by Inventor Colin David Sheldrake

Colin David Sheldrake has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230372647
    Abstract: A nosepiece for delivering substance to a nasal cavity of a subject, the nosepiece comprising a body part which comprises a base portion which defines a flow passage therethrough, and a projection at a distal end of the base portion which at least in part provides a tip of the nosepiece and confers a rigidity in the sagittal direction, which enables the tip to open fleshy tissue at an upper region of the nasal valve and thereby expand an open area of the nasal valve, and a flexibility in a lateral direction, orthogonal to the sagittal plane, which facilitates insertion of the tip into the nasal valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Per Gisle DJUPESLAND, Colin David SHELDRAKE
  • Patent number: 11730904
    Abstract: A delivery device for and method of modulating a condition relating to social cognition and/or behaviour in a human subject using oxytocin, non-peptide agonists thereof and/or antagonists thereof, comprising: providing a nosepiece to a first nasal cavity of the subject; and providing a supply unit for administering less than 24 IU of oxytocin, non-peptide agonists thereof and/or antagonists thereof through the nosepiece to an upper region posterior of the nasal valve which is innervated by the trigeminal nerve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: OptiNose, Inc.
    Inventors: Per Gisle Djupesland, Ramy A. Mahmoud, Ole A Andreassen, Lars T. Westlye, Daniel S. Quintana, Knut T. Smerud, Colin David Sheldrake
  • Publication number: 20230248925
    Abstract: A nasal delivery device for and a method of delivering substance to a nasal airway of a subject, the nasal delivery device comprising: a mouthpiece (519) through which the subject in use exhales to cause closure of the oropharyngeal velum of the subject; a nosepiece (517) for fitting to a nostril of a subject, the nosepiece including a nozzle (549) through which substance is in use delivered to the nasal airway; and a manually-actuatable substance supply unit (520) for delivering substance through the nozzle of the nosepiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Per Gisle DJUPESLAND, Colin David SHELDRAKE
  • Patent number: 11707586
    Abstract: A nosepiece for delivering substance to a nasal cavity of a subject, the nosepiece comprising a body part which comprises a base portion which defines a flow passage therethrough, and a projection at a distal end of the base portion which at least in part provides a tip of the nosepiece and confers a rigidity in the sagittal direction, which enables the tip to open fleshy tissue at an upper region of the nasal valve and thereby expand an open area of the nasal valve, and a flexibility in a lateral direction, orthogonal to the sagittal plane, which facilitates insertion of the tip into the nasal valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: OptiNose Inc.
    Inventors: Per Gisle Djupesland, Colin David Sheldrake
  • Publication number: 20230181849
    Abstract: A nasal delivery device for delivering substance to a nasal cavity of a subject, the delivery device comprising: a substance supply unit for supplying a dose of substance to be delivered to the nasal cavity of the subject, the substance supply unit including an inlet and an outlet; a nosepiece unit including a nosepiece for fitting to a nasal cavity of the subject and being in fluid communication with the outlet of the substance supply unit; and a mouthpiece unit including a mouthpiece in fluid communication with the inlet of the substance supply unit and through which the subject in use exhales such as to entrain substance from the container chamber and deliver the same through the nosepiece, and at least one temperature modifier for reducing a temperature of the exhaled air flow such as to reduce the absolute humidity thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: OptiNose, Inc.
    Inventors: Per Gisle DJUPESLAND, Roderick Peter HAFNER, Colin David SHELDRAKE
  • Patent number: 11602603
    Abstract: A nasal delivery device for and a method of delivering substance to a nasal airway of a subject, the nasal delivery device comprising: a mouthpiece (519) through which the subject in use exhales to cause closure of the oropharyngeal velum of the subject; a nosepiece (517) for fitting to a nostril of a subject, the nosepiece including a nozzle (549) through which substance is in use delivered to the nasal airway; and a manually-actuatable substance supply unit (520) for delivering substance through the nozzle of the nosepiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: OptiNose, Inc.
    Inventors: Per Gisle Djupesland, Colin David Sheldrake
  • Patent number: 11571531
    Abstract: A nasal delivery device for delivering substance to a nasal cavity of a subject, the delivery device comprising: a substance supply unit for supplying a dose of substance to be delivered to the nasal cavity of the subject, the substance supply unit including an inlet and an outlet; a nosepiece unit including a nosepiece for fitting to a nasal cavity of the subject and being in fluid communication with the outlet of the substance supply unit; and a mouthpiece unit including a mouthpiece in fluid communication with the inlet of the substance supply unit and through which the subject in use exhales such as to entrain substance from the container chamber and deliver the same through the nosepiece, and at least one temperature modifier for reducing a temperature of the exhaled air flow such as to reduce the absolute humidity thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: OptiNose Inc.
    Inventors: Per Gisle Djupesland, Roderick Peter Hafner, Colin David Sheldrake
  • Publication number: 20220273894
    Abstract: A nasal delivery device for and method of delivering particulate substance to the nasal airway of a subject, the delivery device comprising: a body assembly including a mouthpiece unit which includes a mouthpiece through which the subject in use exhales, and a substance-supply unit which is fluidly connected to the mouthpiece unit and actuatable to provide particulate substance for delivery to the nasal airway of the subject; wherein the body assembly is configured to receive a replaceable nosepiece unit which includes a nosepiece and contains a container containing particulate substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Per Gisle DJUPESLAND, Colin David SHELDRAKE, Simon SMITH, Rachel STRIEBIG, Andy PIDGEON, Tom ST. QUINTIN
  • Publication number: 20220096763
    Abstract: A nasal delivery device for and method of delivering substance to a nasal cavity of a subject, the delivery device comprising: a nosepiece for fitting to a nostril of a subject, wherein the nosepiece comprises a tip element which includes a delivery aperture from which substance is in use delivered into the nasal cavity, and the tip element is at least in part tapered such as to be inclined to a longitudinal axis of the nosepiece, with the delivery aperture extending both laterally across the tip element and along a longitudinal extent of the tip element; a nozzle through which substance is in use delivered, preferably substantially axially to a longitudinal axis of the nosepiece, to the respective nasal cavity; and a delivery unit for delivering substance through the nozzle of the nosepiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Per Gisle DJUPESLAND, Colin David SHELDRAKE
  • Publication number: 20220031980
    Abstract: A nasal delivery device for and a method of delivering substance to a nasal airway of a subject, the nasal delivery device comprising: a mouthpiece (519) through which the subject in use exhales to cause closure of the oropharyngeal velum of the subject; a nosepiece (517) for fitting to a nostril of a subject, the nosepiece including a nozzle (549) through which substance is in use delivered to the nasal airway; and a manually-actuatable substance supply unit (520) for delivering substance through the nozzle of the nosepiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Per Gisle DJUPESLAND, Colin David SHELDRAKE
  • Publication number: 20210322690
    Abstract: A delivery device for and method of modulating a condition relating to social cognition and/or behaviour in a human subject using oxytocin, non-peptide agonists thereof and/or antagonists thereof, comprising: providing a nosepiece to a first nasal cavity of the subject; and providing a supply unit for administering less than 24 IU of oxytocin, non-peptide agonists thereof and/or antagonists thereof through the nosepiece to an upper region posterior of the nasal valve which is innervated by the trigeminal nerve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Per Gisle Djupesland, Ramy A. Mahmoud, Ole A. Andreassen, Lars T. Westlye, Daniel S. Quintana, Knut T. Smerud, Colin David Sheldrake
  • Publication number: 20210275761
    Abstract: A nosepiece for delivering substance to a nasal cavity of a subject, the nosepiece comprising a body part which comprises a base portion which defines a flow passage therethrough, and a projection at a distal end of the base portion which at least in part provides a tip of the nosepiece and confers a rigidity in the sagittal direction, which enables the tip to open fleshy tissue at an upper region of the nasal valve and thereby expand an open area of the nasal valve, and a flexibility in a lateral direction, orthogonal to the sagittal plane, which facilitates insertion of the tip into the nasal valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Per Gisle DJUPESLAND, Colin David Sheldrake
  • Patent number: 11083858
    Abstract: A nasal delivery device for and a method of delivering substance to a nasal airway of a subject, the nasal delivery device including a mouthpiece (519) through which the subject in use exhales to cause closure of the oropharyngeal velum of the subject; a nosepiece (517) for fitting to a nostril of a subject, the nosepiece including a nozzle (549) through which the substance is in use delivered to the nasal airway; and a manually-actuatable substance supply unit (520) for delivering substance through the nozzle of the nosepiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: OptiNose AS
    Inventors: Per Gisle Djupesland, Colin David Sheldrake
  • Patent number: 11052204
    Abstract: A delivery device for and method of modulating a condition relating to sodal cognition and/or behaviour in a human subject using oxytocin, non-peptide agonists thereof and/or antagonists thereof, comprising: providing a nosepiece to a first nasal cavity of the subject; and providing a supply unit for administering less than 24 IU of oxytocin, non-peptide agonists thereof and/or antagonists thereof through the nosepiece to an upper region posterior of the nasal valve which is innervated by the trigeminal nerve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: OptiNose AS
    Inventors: Per Gisle Djupesland, Ramy A. Mahmoud, Ole A Andreassen, Lars T. Westlye, Daniel S. Quintana, Knut T. Smerud, Colin David Sheldrake
  • Patent number: 10940277
    Abstract: A nosepiece for delivering substance to a nasal cavity of a subject, the nosepiece comprising a body part which comprises a base portion which defines a flow passage therethrough, and a projection at a distal end of the base portion which at least in part provides a tip of the nosepiece and confers a rigidity in the sagittal direction, which enables the tip to open fleshy tissue at an upper region of the nasal valve and thereby expand an open area of the nasal valve, and a flexibility in a lateral direction, orthogonal to the sagittal plane, which facilitates insertion of the tip into the nasal valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: OptiNose AS
    Inventors: Per Gisle Djupesland, Colin David Sheldrake
  • Publication number: 20200338286
    Abstract: A nasal delivery device for and method of delivering particulate substance to the nasal airway of a subject, the delivery device comprising: a body assembly including a mouthpiece unit which includes a mouthpiece through which the subject in use exhales, and a substance-supply unit which is fluidly connected to the mouthpiece unit and actuatable to provide particulate substance for delivery to the nasal airway of the subject; wherein the body assembly is configured to receive a replaceable nosepiece unit which includes a nosepiece and contains a container containing particulate substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Per Gisle DJUPESLAND, Colin David SHELDRAKE, Simon SMITH, Rachel STRIEBIG, Andy PIDGEON, Tom ST.QUINTIN
  • Publication number: 20200023146
    Abstract: A nasal delivery device for and method of delivering substance to a nasal cavity of a subject, the delivery device comprising: a container-receiving unit comprising a container chamber for receiving a substance-containing container which contains substance to be delivered to the nasal cavity of the subject, the container chamber including an inlet and an outlet; a nosepiece unit including a nosepiece for fitting to a nasal cavity of the subject and being in fluid communication with the outlet of the container chamber; a mouthpiece unit including a mouthpiece in fluid communication with the inlet of the container chamber and through which the subject in use exhales, such as to entrain substance from the container and deliver the same through the nosepiece; and moisture-mitigation means for mitigating an effect of moisture in an exhaled breath on the entrainment of substance from the container, which means are provided, for example, by providing the container in a replaceable container-containing member, by a p
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Per Gisle DJUPESLAND, Roderick Peter HAFNER, Colin David SHELDRAKE
  • Patent number: 10525218
    Abstract: A nasal delivery device for and method of delivering particulate substance to the nasal airway of a subject. The delivery device includes a body assembly including a mouthpiece unit which includes a mouthpiece through which the subject in use exhales, and a substance-supply unit which is fluidly connected to the mouthpiece unit and actuatable to provide particulate substance for delivery to the nasal airway of the subject. The body assembly is configured to receive a replaceable nosepiece unit which includes a nosepiece and contains a container containing particulate substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: OptiNose AS
    Inventors: Per Gisle Djupesland, Colin David Sheldrake, Simon Smith, Rachel Striebig, Andy Pidgeon, Tom St. Quintin
  • Publication number: 20190290864
    Abstract: A nasal delivery device for and a method of delivering substance to a nasal airway of a subject, the nasal delivery device comprising: a mouthpiece (519) through which the subject in use exhales to cause closure of the oropharyngeal velum of the subject; a nosepiece (517) for fitting to a nostril of a subject, the nosepiece including a nozzle (549) through which substance is in use delivered to the nasal airway; and a manually-actuatable substance supply unit (520) for delivering substance through the nozzle of the nosepiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Per Gisle DJUPESLAND, Colin David SHELDRAKE
  • Patent number: 10398859
    Abstract: A nasal delivery device for and method of delivering substance to a nasal cavity of a subject, the delivery device comprising: a container-receiving unit comprising a container chamber for receiving a substance-containing container which contains substance to be delivered to the nasal cavity of the subject, the container chamber including an inlet and an outlet; a nosepiece unit including a nosepiece for fitting to a nasal cavity of the subject and being in fluid communication with the outlet of the container chamber; a mouthpiece unit including a mouthpiece in fluid communication with the inlet of the container chamber and through which the subject in use exhales, such as to entrain substance from the container and deliver the same through the nosepiece; and moisture-mitigation means for mitigating an effect of moisture in an exhaled breath on the entrainment of substance from the container, which means are provided, for example, by providing the container in a replaceable container-containing member, by a p
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: OptiNose AS
    Inventors: Per Gisle Djupesland, Roderick Peter Hafner, Colin David Sheldrake